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Ruth Daneshgar collection

Document | Accession Number: 2009.304.1

Photographs and correspondence concerning the Alexander family: Simon, Nelly (donor's parents), and Ruth, who were interned in France. Simon and Nelly were deported; Ruth survived by fleeing to Switzerland.

Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volume I and II of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes.